AUSTRALIA VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,031	1	21,548	+ 10,483
Diabetes Mellitus	2	15,173	7	4,471	+ 10,702
Lung Disease	3	11,515	5	8,487	+ 3,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	8,449	2	15,588	- 7,139
Kidney Disease	5	8,351	12	3,139	+ 5,212
Stroke	6	8,287	3	10,331	- 2,044
Asthma	7	7,880	36	455	+ 7,424
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,231	8	4,446	+ 1,785
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,114	29	1,245	+ 3,869
Suicide	10	3,626	11	3,150	+ 476
Oral Cancer	11	3,523	32	972	+ 2,551
Lung Cancers	12	2,161	4	8,769	- 6,607
Oesophagus Cancer	13	1,880	25	1,494	+ 387
Other Injuries	14	1,862	22	1,642	+ 220
Breast Cancer	15	1,684	10	3,405	- 1,721
Stomach Cancer	16	1,609	27	1,288	+ 321
Liver Disease	17	1,587	26	1,421	+ 165
Leukemia	18	1,406	18	2,126	- 720
Liver Cancer	19	1,328	20	2,036	- 708
Hypertension	20	1,285	23	1,631	- 346
Lymphomas	21	1,251	15	3,039	- 1,788
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,205	33	711	+ 494
Falls	23	1,174	14	3,116	- 1,942
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,110	6	6,209	- 5,099
Tuberculosis	25	937	56	53	+ 884
Cervical Cancer	26	928	39	342	+ 587
Drownings	27	890	47	177	+ 712
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	736	40	296	+ 441
Low Birth Weight	29	653	43	248	+ 405
Prostate Cancer	30	617	9	3,766	- 3,149
Violence	31	608	44	243	+ 364
Endocrine Disorders	32	563	16	2,328	- 1,765
Anemia	33	542	49	157	+ 385
Bladder Cancer	34	526	30	1,187	- 662
Inflammatory/Heart	35	517	24	1,571	- 1,054
Skin Disease	36	356	34	594	- 238
Ovary Cancer	37	342	31	1,003	- 660
War	38	341	65	8	+ 333
Epilepsy	39	328	41	285	+ 43
Drug Use	40	313	21	1,783	- 1,470
Fires	41	291	55	55	+ 236
Uterin Cancer	42	265	35	524	- 259
Pancreas Cancer	43	260	13	3,118	- 2,857
Birth Trauma	44	235	50	140	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	45	204	19	2,036	- 1,832
Meningitis	46	178	60	37	+ 141
Dengue	47	160	72	0	+ 160
Maternal Conditions	48	117	63	20	+ 97
Poisonings	49	114	61	35	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	50	104	28	1,252	- 1,148
Alcohol	51	100	37	380	- 280
Skin Cancers	52	71	17	2,319	- 2,248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	60	38	379	- 319
Malnutrition	54	53	51	117	- 64
HIV/AIDS	55	48	57	50	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	46	42	276	- 230
Tetanus	57	33	70	1	+ 32
Syphilis	58	18	67	3	+ 15
Pertussis	59	18	69	1	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	13	45	229	- 215
Encephalitis	61	13	68	3	+ 10
Hepatitis B	62	7	58	41	- 34
Leprosy	63	7	76	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	64	6	62	26	- 20
Schizophrenia	65	6	54	64	- 58
Upper Respiratory	66	6	64	17	- 11
Osteoarthritis	67	4	52	114	- 110
Oral conditions	68	4	59	40	- 36
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	46	188	- 185
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	2	53	71	- 69
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	48	173	- 173
Otitis Media	76	0	66	6	- 6
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Sri Lanka

Australia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.